NOELLE (U)

WHO’S IN IT?

Anna Kendrick (Pitch Perfect), Bill Hader (The Skeleton Twins), Shirley MacLaine (The Apartment), Kingsley Ben-Adir (The Commuter), Billy Eichner (The Lion King), Julie Hagerty (Airplane!), Jay Brazeau (Horns), Maceo Smedley (film debut), Diana-Maria Riva (Love & Mercy), Ron Funches (Get Hard), Michael Gross (Ground Control), Chelah Horsdal (If I Stay), Anna Van Hooft (Warcraft: The Beginning), Anthony Konechny (Night Witness), Burgess Jenkins (Remember The Titans), Shaylee Mansfield (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Marc Lawrence (Two Weeks Notice), director, writer; Suzanne Todd (Bad Moms), producer; Cody Fitzgerald (Hard Sell) and Clyde Lawrence (The Rewrite), composers; Russell Carpenter (Titanic), cinematographer; Hughes Winborne (Crash), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Noelle Kringle (Kendrick) is the daughter of Kris Kringle, aka Santa Claus (Beazeau). She is full of the Christmas spirit, but wishes that she can be as important as her brother Nick (Hader), who is set to take over as the new Santa this Christmas. However, when Nick suddenly disappears after being unable to cope with the pressure, Noelle sets out to find him before Christmas gets put on hold…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

It’s time for yet another Christmas film, but this fun and bubbly family adventure has a ton of heart to keep it going all year round.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 27TH NOVEMBER 2020 (AVAILABLE ON DISNEY+)

 

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